VOLUNTEER VIRTUS TRAINING

VIRTUS/Shield the Vulnerable/STAND

Kim Brown is the Volunteer Coordinator for Catholic Community of Ascension and St. Augustine Parish. All potential and current parish volunteers should contact Kim in the parish office by calling 410-564-2396 or by email kim@ccasta.org for more information on the requirements for all parish volunteers.

VIRTUS (formerly called Shield the Vulnerable) is an online training which is mandatory for all those wishing to work in ministry with children and youth. This process ensures the safety, protection, and care of minors and is an Archdiocesan requirement for anyone interacting with children in the Church, professionally or voluntarily.

Volunteers who have substantial contact with children:

All volunteers who have substantial contact with children at a parish in the Archdiocese of Baltimore must complete the following requirements on our compliance management system, VIRTUS, before volunteering:

Volunteers (Adult-18 years and older)

Archdiocesan Application for Volunteer Service

Three (3) references provided, checked, and documented

Criminal History Screening

Training regarding child abuse and the protection of children (STAND)

A Statement of Policy for the Protection of Children & Youth

Code of Conduct for Church Personnel

Volunteers without substantial contact with children:

All volunteers (ministries) in the Archdiocese of Baltimore must complete the following requirements on our compliance management system, Shield the Vulnerable, before volunteering:

Archdiocese Application for Volunteer Service

A Statement of Policy for the Protection of Children & Youth

Code of conduct for the Church Personnel

Minor Volunteers (14-17 years of age):

Archdiocesan Application for Volunteer Service signed by parent or guardian and youth

Three (3) references provided, checked and documented

Training regarding child abuse and the protection of children by viewing the Worthy of the Call video thru the parish